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A CONSTABLE has expressed his frustration at the theft of election banners from an area of his parish which was set aside for candidates to promote themselves to voters. Mike Jackson made the comments after banners were removed from temporary railings that had been placed at Mont Les Vaux in St Brelade. Mr Jackson, who […]

A NEW government-led scheme run in schools to deter children from crime – following the discontinuation of Prison! Me! No! Way! – could begin later this year, according to the Home Affairs Minister. Deputy Helen Miles said it was ‘essential to fill the gap’ left after funding for the charity’s schools programme was axed. Prison! […]

A FOCUS on preventing young people carrying knives will feature in a new pilot scheme designed to deter children from crime, the Home Affairs Minister has said. Deputy Helen Miles said that regular classes could be delivered in schools from as early as January and that while knife crime was not a ‘major problem’ in […]

RECOMMENDATIONS on how to tackle gender-based violence and improve women’s safety are due to be presented to the government in the spring. Home Affairs Minister Helen Miles said that members of a taskforce charged with reviewing the issue were currently undertaking research and that while Jersey was a safe place, work was needed to better […]

DECRIMINALISING cannabis could be considered as part of a wider substance-abuse strategy, according to the Home Affairs Minister. Deputy Helen Miles said she was not ‘automatically in favour’ of the decriminalisation of the drug, but said that the Island needed ‘some sort of strategy’. She added: ‘It is something we have to look at. We […]

HOTSPOTS for sexual harassment and abuse have been identified across town after women and girls shared experiences and pinpointed streets where they felt unsafe. The information has been gathered by a new taskforce on gender-based violence which is aiming to tackle the issue. In their testimonies, the women spoke of being sexually harassed and threatened […]

THERE are growing calls for cannabis to be decriminalised in the Island, with one politician labelling chasing prosecutions a ‘waste’ of police resources. Deputy Sam Mézec said it was ‘blindingly obvious that the decriminalisation of cannabis was inevitable’, and called for the government to make this happen to avoid taxpayers’ money being wasted further. The […]

‘INAPPROPRIATE’ gifting of ‘inordinately expensive’ chocolates and perfumes, swearing, name-calling and compliments… the prolonged spat between two States Members has been revealed in a set of reports released yesterday. Both Deputies Max Andrews and Moz Scott – who are independent politicians who used to sit on the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel together before […]